Egstyle
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More fun in the sun. First stop in Whitewash Sand Dunes, that place is a giant playground. The sand was very soft, finer than most beach sand, almost like dust. I tried going up a few steep dunesides, but could only make it up about 10-15ft (aired down to 20psi). Had no problems on slight slopes. Then attempted Klondike Bluffs before scraping and realizing I had to reverse through that slot because there wasn't enough room to turn around. Then the last lower part of Lockhart Basin, with a shallow creek crossing.
Second stage was Silverton, CO area. Breathtaking for sure. Stony Pass and almost to Kite Lake, but the river was a little high and fast. Used 4Lo almost exclusively, it climbs 2 or 3k feet in a couple miles. Then back to the Alpine Loop all the way through Engineer's Pass, which I scraped a few times on. I made it to the summit of Ophir Pass, but the west side was still snowed in.
In another month, all the CO trails should be about cleared up from snow. I highly recommend the trails around Silverton. There are some that don't require any greater than stock clearance but are still pretty thrilling and offer incredible views. I used traildamage.com as a resource, it is very good for the Utah and CO areas.
Second stage was Silverton, CO area. Breathtaking for sure. Stony Pass and almost to Kite Lake, but the river was a little high and fast. Used 4Lo almost exclusively, it climbs 2 or 3k feet in a couple miles. Then back to the Alpine Loop all the way through Engineer's Pass, which I scraped a few times on. I made it to the summit of Ophir Pass, but the west side was still snowed in.
In another month, all the CO trails should be about cleared up from snow. I highly recommend the trails around Silverton. There are some that don't require any greater than stock clearance but are still pretty thrilling and offer incredible views. I used traildamage.com as a resource, it is very good for the Utah and CO areas.
